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sells against the box

sells against the box is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell against the box.

Meaning of sell against the box

Verb

sell against the box (third-person singular simple present sells against the box, present participle selling against the box, simple past and past participle sold against the box)

  1. To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.
    • Mr. ROCKEFELLER. The large holdings I think I sold back in 1925 or 1926.
      Mr. Gray. Did you sell against the box then?1932, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency, Stock Exchange Practices: Hearings Before the Committee, page 332

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Sells against the box is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell against the box.

Words near sells against the box in the dictionary

  1. sellotapes
  2. sellotaping
  3. sellout
  4. sellouts
  5. sells
  6. sells against the box
  7. sells away
  8. sells bargains
  9. sells by the candle
  10. sells coal to Newcastle
  11. sells coals to Newcastle

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